Almost 2010

Back in London. Tired. My brothers (age 6) were told they could stay up as late as they want tonight. At the moment I am (age 32) slightly struggling to stay up even until midnight. We'll see how far they get!

Let's Talk About

Let's talk about him because he is not here right now.
Let's talk about her because she is here, right now.
Let's pick on somebody, just for the thrill of it. If you don't want too much trouble, do it in small portions. This is the best side dish you could ever feed your face with, whether you are having fish, duck or turkey.
And here is the best part. Whatever you say, whatever you hear about (or don't), you've just gotten yourself a large pile of things to talk about with other people, in other places. About your people, my people, their people.
Merry-go-round.

All Around

X-mas all around... Good to see people. Tiredness, sleeplessness.

Information gathering concerning even the simplest matters can be a bit of a hassle. Then, once again, you get to realize that information is bound to arrive from a different source than expected.

And for tonight: some (hopefully real) theatre.

Wrapping

... up the whole wide world.
Okay, just about 40-50 gifts.
It's Christmas, after all.

Chicken

Let's roast a ton of chicken.
Okay!

Budapest

Here, at last!

Stuck

Almost got on a flight today at Heathrow. Talked to I don't even know many customer service people, on the phone, in person, the whole nine yards. Now to bed. New day tomorrow.